SERVICE TO THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY
2011 Member, Proposal Review Panel, 30th Annual Conference of Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE) /American Educational Research Association (AERC).
2011 Adjudicator, Health Policy, Health Services & Health Outcomes Peer Review Research Grants Committee. Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF).
2010 Adjudicator, Health Policy, Health Services & Health Outcomes Peer Review Committee. Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) Student Research Awards (Master and Doctoral scholarships).
2008-2011 Adjudicator, Nova Scotia Gaming Foundation Research Studentship Review Committee (Master and Doctoral scholarships).
2008-2011 Curriculum Consultant, Atlantic Summer Institute on Safe and Healthy Communities. University of Prince Edward Island.
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES
2011-2014 Senator, StFX University Sentate
2011-2014 Member, StFX Excellence in Teaching Award Committee
2008- 2014 Member, StFX Extended Library Services Working Group
2008-2011 Member StFX Committee on Graduate Studies
2008-2014 Member, STFX Extended Library Services Working Group
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE)
International Association of Community Development (IACD)
Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH)
Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Canadian Rural Health Research Society (CRHRS)
LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE
2009–2014 Director, Braemore Co-operative Community Advisory Council
2007–2010 Director, Guysborough Antigonish Strait Health Authority (GASHA).
2007–2010 Chair, Council of Community Health Board Chairs (CHB), Guysborough Antigonish Health Strait Authority.
2007–2011 Member, Nova Scotia Volunteer Community Advisory Council (NS VCAC).
2007–2011 Member, Community Development & Capacity Building Working Group, Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness, Tobacco Reduction Strategy Renewal.
1999–2011 Network Member, People Assessing Their Health (PATH) Network, which consists of professionals interested in promoting community-based health promotion and health impact assessment.
2001–2011 Director, Antigonish Highland Skateboarding Association (ASHA)